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Disagreement over the new education standards has generated two dueling lawsuits, a standoff between Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal and the state superintendent of education he appointed and a sense of chaos among educators and parents.

A Delaware judge will decide whether thousands of past and present drug prosecutions will be thrown out because of possibly tainted evidence passed through the troubled and now shuttered state medical examiner’s office.

Today’s primary election includes a referendum on an oil tax repeal drawing some $15 million in spending, almost entirely from industry groups trying to keep the 2013 tax system in place. State races drew another $15 million from the campaigns of the GOP Senate candidates, along with their allies and opponents.

The gargantuan marine construction project unfolding on the Ohio River was first authorized by Congress in 1988 at a cost of $775 million. It is now scheduled to be completed in 2020 at a cost approaching $3 billion.

New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, both Democrats, met with company board members and believe a deal “may be within reach” to sell Market Basket and get customers and workers back into stores.

Atlantic City luxury hotel and casino, Revel, is losing more than $1 million a week and wants to close while it seeks a buyer. But state regulators told the casino to stay open until Labor Day weekend.

Advocates for the poor have filed a civil rights complaint against Ohio officials for failing to renew the state's food stamp waiver for all 88 counties, which resulted in thousands of Ohioans losing the federal benefits.

The founder of GoDaddy, an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company, dumped another $1 million into the governor's race in an effort to help his company's former legal counsel, Republican contender Christine Jones.

"The passing of Senator Jim Jeffords will be felt throughout Vermont and our country," Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin said. Jeffords, who had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, died Monday at the age of 80.

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